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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 4]]: The first edition of the ''[[Avondale Sun]]'' was published.
* [[January 6]]: The [[Birmingham Police Department]] made several arrests of people suspected of being involved in an [[Axe syndicate]] whioh was blamed for numerous armed robberies and murders.
* [[January 15]]: Russian pianist and composer [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] performed in Birmingham.
* [[January 15]]: Russian pianist and composer [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] performed in Birmingham.
* [[February 21]]: [[Auburn]]'s [[WMAV-AM]] began airing regular Thursday and Saturday evening broadcast programs.
* [[March 13]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] dropped 6 inches on Birmingham.
* [[March 13]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] dropped 6 inches on Birmingham.
* [[May 22]]: The Pennsylvania Serenaders kicked off the summer season at [[Edgewood Park]]'s "[[Dreamland]]" dance hall.
* [[May 22]]: The Pennsylvania Serenaders kicked off the summer season at [[Edgewood Park]]'s "[[Dreamland]]" dance hall.
* August: A fire damaged the [[Hardie-Tynes]] foundry.
* October: The [[Robert E. Lee Klan No. 1]] hosted a rally which filled the grandstands at [[Rickwood Field]] with more than 23,000 people.
* October: The [[Robert E. Lee Klan No. 1]] hosted a rally which filled the grandstands at [[Rickwood Field]] with more than 23,000 people.
* October: A fight broke out at [[Joy Young Restaurant]], requiring 6 detectives and 2 patrolmen to break up.
* October: A fight broke out at [[Joy Young Restaurant]], requiring 6 detectives and 2 patrolmen to break up.
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* The [[Alabama National Guard]]'s [[106th Observation Squadron|114th Observation Squadron]] was redesignated as the [[106th Observation Squadron]].
* The [[Alabama National Guard]]'s [[106th Observation Squadron|114th Observation Squadron]] was redesignated as the [[106th Observation Squadron]].
* Scenes for the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation's feature film "[[Coming Through]]" [[List of feature films shot in Birmingham|were shot]] in [[Brookside]].
* Scenes for the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation's feature film "[[Coming Through]]" [[List of feature films shot in Birmingham|were shot]] in [[Brookside]].
* The [[Southern Club]] hosted the [[Birmingham Art Club]]'s public exhibition of paintings by George Elmer Browne.
* [[Carrie Hill]] curated an exhibit of paintings by George Elmer Browne at the [[Southern Club]], on behalf of the [[Birmingham Art Club]].
* The [[Boy Scouts of America]]'s [[South Jefferson County Council]] was established in [[Bessemer]].
* The [[Boy Scouts of America]]'s [[South Jefferson County Council]] was established in [[Bessemer]].
* [[Mortimer Jordan Park|Behrens' Park]] in [[Southside]] was renamed for [[Mortimer Jordan III]].
* [[Mortimer Jordan Park|Behrens' Park]] in [[Southside]] was renamed for [[Mortimer Jordan III]].
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* The [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] absorbed the lines of the [[Birmingham Tidewater Railway]].
* The [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] absorbed the lines of the [[Birmingham Tidewater Railway]].
* The law firm of Tillman, Bradley & Baldwin became [[Bradley Arant Boult Cummings|Bradley, Baldwin, All & White]].
* The law firm of Tillman, Bradley & Baldwin became [[Bradley Arant Boult Cummings|Bradley, Baldwin, All & White]].
* [[ACIPCO]] founder [[John Eagan]] left the company to his employees at his death.


===Establishments===
===Establishments===
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* [[Mack Truck Garage]] on [[6th Avenue South]]
* [[Mack Truck Garage]] on [[6th Avenue South]]
* [[The Garages|The Plaza Garages]] on [[10th Terrace South]]
* [[The Garages|The Plaza Garages]] on [[10th Terrace South]]
* [[Porter's]] interior remodeling
* [[Sloss Ready-Mix Concrete Plant]] on [[1st Avenue North]]
* [[Sloss Ready-Mix Concrete Plant]] on [[1st Avenue North]]
* [[Tuscaloosa City Hall]]
* [[Tuscaloosa City Hall]]
* [[D. O. Whilldin office]] on [[21st Street North]]
* [[D. O. Whilldin office]] on [[21st Street North]]
* Improvements to [[East Lake Park]], including an expanded bathing area, a merry-go-round, a miniature railroad and other rides
* Concrete bridge on [[U. S. Highway 11]] over the [[Sucarnoochee River]] in [[Sumter County]]
* Concrete bridge on [[U. S. Highway 11]] over the [[Sucarnoochee River]] in [[Sumter County]]
* Construction of [[Alabama State Highway 174]] to [[Pell City]] began.
* Construction of [[Alabama State Highway 174]] to [[Pell City]] began.
* [[W. S. Wyman]] completed a water line to [[Alberta City]].


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* September 23–26: [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] [[Thomas Shirley]] attended the Imperial Klonvocation of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Kansas City, Missouri as the organization's "Imperial Klexter".
* [[Red Drew|Harold "Red" Drew]] began coaching the [[Birmingham-Southern Panthers]] football team.
* [[Red Drew|Harold "Red" Drew]] began coaching the [[Birmingham-Southern Panthers]] football team.
* [[Jenks Gillem]] began coaching the [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard Bulldogs]] football team.
* [[Jenks Gillem]] began coaching the [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard Bulldogs]] football team.
* [[Hank Crisp]] began coaching the [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team]].
* [[Oscar Underwood]] was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
* [[Oscar Underwood]] was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
* [[Dorothy Sebastian]] divorced [[Allen Stafford]].
* [[Dorothy Sebastian]] divorced [[Allen Stafford]].
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* [[T. B. Self]] succeeded [[George Thomason]] as [[Mayor of Tarrant]].
* [[T. B. Self]] succeeded [[George Thomason]] as [[Mayor of Tarrant]].
* [[Fannie Blevins]] took over as principal of the [[Tuggle Institute]].
* [[Fannie Blevins]] took over as principal of the [[Tuggle Institute]].
* [[Donald Beatty]] was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
* [[John Persons]] was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the [[Alabama National Guard]].
* [[Archibald Carmichael]] was appointed to the [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]].
* [[Seale Harris]] published a paper first documenting the medical condition of hyperinsulinism.


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[Blanche Dean]] earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Blanche Dean]] earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Paul Hardin]] completed his bachelor's degree at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
* [[Paul Hardin]] completed his bachelor's degree at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
* Artist [[Ernest Henderson]] graduated from [[Phillips High School]].
* Literary figure [[Richmond Beatty]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===

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